The edgy, psychedelic 60s-themed drama, Aquarius is returning for its second season on the Presto on-demand service from 17 June. The show will kick off with a special three-episode premiere ahead of its weekly schedule. Episodes one to three will stream express from the U.S. on Friday, 17 June. Following the initial three episode drop, new episodes will continue to stream express from the U.S. every Friday.
In season two, David Duchovny (The X Files) returns as Sam Hodiak, the seasoned homicide detective whose investigations dovetail with the activities of real-life cult leader Charles Manson. The season is set in 1968, one year after season 1 and one year before the most notorious killings in Hollywood history shocked a generation. Against a backdrop of cultural and social revolution, Hodiak delves deeper into a sinister web of murder and corruption, but his provocative style finds him under investigation by Internal Affairs. Manson has begun to build up his “family”, recruiting vulnerable young men and women to join his cause. Hodiak is forced to use some unconventional methods to infiltrate the Manson clan and begins to see things through the questioning eyes of someone who came of age in the prevailing anti-establishment counterculture of the time.
Meanwhile, an important new friend sees Manson and his growing family on the brink of a psychedelically glamorous future. But, as the future unfolds – knowingly or not – everyone is playing their part in blindly weaving a tapestry of tragedy…
The cult drama also stars Australian beauty Claire Holt (The Vampire Diaries), David Meunier (Justified), Emma Dumont (Bunheads), and Game Of Thrones star Gethin Anthony as Manson.
David Edwards is the editor of The Blurb and a contributor on film and television
